Brandeis University Faces Threat Of Boycott Over Palestinian Scholar
Forward, January, 2006 by Perelman, Marc
Perelman, Marc Forward 01-20-2006 Brandeis University -- often regarded as America's premier Jewish-sponsored institution of higher learning -- is facing threats of a boycott from an organization once known as the standard-bearer of American Zionism. The Zionist Organization of America issued a statement Tuesday calling on donors to rethink their financial support for Brandeis if the university fails to reconsider its appointment of Palestinian political scientist Khalil Shikaki.
A well-known commentator on Middle Eastern affairs, Shikaki was recently made a senior fellow at the university's Crown Center for Middle East Studies. The ZOA alleges that more than a decade ago, Shikaki had ties to the Palestinian terrorist group Islamic Jihad, of which his late...
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